Gunman killed trying to raid SDF member house in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, a gunman was killed while trying, with a group, to storm the house of a member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), north of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.

Unidentified persons riding a motorcycle, stormed the house of a SDF member in the village of Bseiteen in al-Suwar town, a military source from the town told North Press. 

A clash, with light weapons, took place between the attackers and the family, which led to the death of one of the attackers, while the rest fled, the source added.

The residents of the village did not recognize the killed gunman, and he was handed over to the competent authorities to carry out their procedures, according to the source.

On May 31, four SDF members were wounded due to an IED explosion targeting their car in the western countryside of Deir ez-Zor.

Reporting by Muhammad Ali